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Abu Dhabi – After Peace. In the wake of September 11 attacks, of all people Muslims have been yielding copious number of hours decoding the myths surrounding the notorious terror attacks on the ‘great’ American soil. Six years later and I still receive emails entangled in the web of 911 conspiracy theories which instantly finds its way to the trash folder. I have read a few books, watched a couple of documentaries and read a handful of journal articles on the very same topic. But those days are behind me now. I can wait for the US government to declassify its 911 documents under the 30-year rule, which I’m certain they will not as they refused doing so of the British Guiana documents in 1994.

It would be irrational to claim that not much has changed because the grim reality is that it has. Geo-politics is on the cusp of a new era but the targeted religion remains unadulterated and free from any perversions, though sinful attempts have been made by uncle Sam to extract certain passages from the holy Qur’an (in particular those containing the word Jihad).

The Muslim community as a whole has been under fire since the ‘terrorist’ attacks against the United States which has tipped the scale fuelling Islamophobic sentiments all across the globe. Evidence reveals mounting anxiety about Islam’s compatibility with Western values are based on lack of awareness and understanding of basic elements of Islam. Paradoxically, with all the negative press that Islam has been receiving in all forms of the media (radio, print,

T.V., film, etc.) according to “The Almanac Book of Facts” followers of Islam have increased 235% as opposed to the 46% increase in Christianity and 137% increased world population. What is more enigmatic are the results of the recent US poll which reveals that approximately 100,000 people a year in America alone are accepting the Islamic way of life. For every one male convert to Islam, there are four female converts embracing the religion introduced to civilization through Muhammad (p.b.u.h) over 1400 years ago.

Muslims are the modern day ‘niggers’ who either voluntarily or involuntarily have been slapped with tags and labels in accordance to the level of their iman (faith). A passive Muslim is considered a moderate or progressive whereas a practicing adherent to Islam is regarded as suffering from judeophobia. Exogenous pressures have increased the thirst for Islamic knowledge which can partly explain the sudden surge in converts to Islam. Despite being born into a Muslim household I regrettably write that until recently I like a great number of Muslims all over the world had taken my religion for granted. I was oblivious to all the wonderful things it has to offer.

Like X once said, there are house Negroes and field Negroes. I have made a personal decision to stay out in the fields, but be cool fool! That is not to say that I will blow up the house with my fellow Negroes in it. This only means that I am a firm believer of Islamic edicts which is a remedy of great efficacy; which begins and ends with peace. Peace.



The author is from the disputed region of Jammu & Kashmir. Click here for his page on my space.

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